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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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