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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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