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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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MOOCS And Open Educational Resources