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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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