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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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