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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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