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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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