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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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