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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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