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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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