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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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