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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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