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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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