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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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