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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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