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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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