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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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