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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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