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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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