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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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