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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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