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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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