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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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