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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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