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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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