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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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