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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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