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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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