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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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