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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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