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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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