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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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