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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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