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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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