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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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