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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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