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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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