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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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