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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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