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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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