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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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