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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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