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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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