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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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