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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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