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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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