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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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