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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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