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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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