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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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