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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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