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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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