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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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