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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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