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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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