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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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