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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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