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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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