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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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