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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners 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 several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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