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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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