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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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