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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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