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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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