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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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