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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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