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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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