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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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