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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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