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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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