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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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