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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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