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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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