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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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