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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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