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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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