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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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