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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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