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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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