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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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