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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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