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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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