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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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