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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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