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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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