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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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