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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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