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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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