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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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