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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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