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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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