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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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