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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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