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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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