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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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