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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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