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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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