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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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