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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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