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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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