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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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