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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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