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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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