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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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