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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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