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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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