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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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