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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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