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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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