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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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