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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

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