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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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