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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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