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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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