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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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