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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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