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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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