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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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