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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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