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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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