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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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