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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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