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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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