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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always 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 elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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