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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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