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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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