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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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