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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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