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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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