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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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