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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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