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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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