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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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