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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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