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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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