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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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