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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily 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 several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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