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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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