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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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