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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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