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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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