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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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