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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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