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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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