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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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