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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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