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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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