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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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