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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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