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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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