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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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