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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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