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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always 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 issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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