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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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