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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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