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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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