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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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