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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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