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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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