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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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