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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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