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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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