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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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