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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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