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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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