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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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