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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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