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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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