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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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