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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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