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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

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