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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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