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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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