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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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