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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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