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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models 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 stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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