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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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