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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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