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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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