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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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