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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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