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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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