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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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