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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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