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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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