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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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