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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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