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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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