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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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