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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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