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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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