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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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