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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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