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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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