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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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