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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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