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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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