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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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