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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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