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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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