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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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