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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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