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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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