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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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