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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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