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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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