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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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