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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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