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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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