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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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