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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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