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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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