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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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