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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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