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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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