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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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