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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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