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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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