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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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