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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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