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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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