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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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