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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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