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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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