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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

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