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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for students 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 elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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