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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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