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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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