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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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