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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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