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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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