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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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