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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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