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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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