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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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