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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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