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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free 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 elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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