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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free 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 lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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