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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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