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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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