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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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