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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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