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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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