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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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