How do I open an MCDX file
I have MATHCAD 14 yet I cannot open these files
MCDX is the file format of a program named PTC Mathcad Prime, which at the time is a subset of Mathcad (15,14,...) under a new UI (and to be fair - there also are some improvements). PTC has decided that there should be no way to convert a MCDX file to any older format (even Prime3 can't be converted to Prime2).
So the answer to your question is: you cannot open those files with your program. You will have to download and install Prime to look what the file is about.
You can try to open it with Mathcad Prime Express: http://www.ptc.com/product/mathcad/free-trial/download/