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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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