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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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