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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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