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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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