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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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