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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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