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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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