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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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