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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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