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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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