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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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