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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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