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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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