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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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