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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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