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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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