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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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