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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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