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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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