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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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