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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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