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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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