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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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