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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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