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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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