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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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