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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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