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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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