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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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