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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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