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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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