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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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