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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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