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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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