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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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