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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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