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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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