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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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