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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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