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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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