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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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