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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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