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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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