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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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