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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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