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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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