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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

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