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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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