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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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