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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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