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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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