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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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