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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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