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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally 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 topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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