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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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