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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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