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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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