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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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