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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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