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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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