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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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