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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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