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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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