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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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