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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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