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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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