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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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