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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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