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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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