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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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