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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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