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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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