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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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