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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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