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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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