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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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