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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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