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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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