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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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