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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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