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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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