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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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