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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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