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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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