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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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