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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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