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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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