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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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