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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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