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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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