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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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