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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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