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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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