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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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