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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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