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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not 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 distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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