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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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