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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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