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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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