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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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