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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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