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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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