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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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