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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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