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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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