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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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