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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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