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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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