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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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