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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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