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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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