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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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