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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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