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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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