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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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