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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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