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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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