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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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