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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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