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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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