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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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