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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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