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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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