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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not 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 e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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