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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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