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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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