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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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