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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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