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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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