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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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