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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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