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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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