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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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