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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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