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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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