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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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