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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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