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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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