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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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