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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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