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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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