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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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