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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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