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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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