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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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