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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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