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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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