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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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