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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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