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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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