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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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