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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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