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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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