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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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