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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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