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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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