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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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