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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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