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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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