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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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