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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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