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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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