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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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