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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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