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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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