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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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