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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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