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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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