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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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