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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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