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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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