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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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