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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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