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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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