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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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