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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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