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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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