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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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