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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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