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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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