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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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