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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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