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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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