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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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