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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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