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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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