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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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