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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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