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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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