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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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