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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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