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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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