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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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