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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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