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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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