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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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