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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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