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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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