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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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