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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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