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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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