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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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