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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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