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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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