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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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