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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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