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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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