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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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