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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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