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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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