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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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