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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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