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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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