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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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