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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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