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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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