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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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