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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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