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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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