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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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