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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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