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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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