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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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