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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

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