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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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