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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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