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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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