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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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