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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not 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 e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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