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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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