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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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