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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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