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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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