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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

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