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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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