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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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