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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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