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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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