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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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