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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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