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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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