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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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