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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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