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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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