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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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