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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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