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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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