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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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