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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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