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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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