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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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