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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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