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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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