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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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