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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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