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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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