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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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