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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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