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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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