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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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