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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

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