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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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