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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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