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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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