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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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