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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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