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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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